English Language · English
According to generative grammar (nativist framework), the 'linguistic environment' is primarily viewed as:
- 1A behaviorist conditioning tool that shapes the underlying parametric switches of the language acquisition device.
- 2A mere catalyst that activates pre-existing structural rules already hardwired into the human brain.✓
- 3An impoverished stimulus that completely prevents toddlers from naturally mastering complex grammar.
- 4A proactive cognitive filter that fundamentally dictates the speaker's overarching perception of reality.
Correct answer
A mere catalyst that activates pre-existing structural rules already hardwired into the human brain.
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